About The Word Buttonwood
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Buttonwood
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What's The Definition Of Buttonwood?
[n] very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico
Synonyms | Synonyms for Buttonwood: American plane | American sycamore | Platanus occidentalis Related Terms | Find terms related to Buttonwood: See Also | genus Platanus | plane tree | platan | Platanus | sycamore Buttonwood In Webster's Dictionary \But"ton*wood`\, n. (Bot.)
The {Platanus occidentalis}, or American plane tree, a large
tree, producing rough balls, from which it is named; --
called also {buttonball tree}, and, in some parts of the
United States, {sycamore}. The California buttonwood is {P.
racemosa}.
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